DLTK's Fairy Tale Activities
Mid Summer Fairies: Stick Puppets

Contributed by Kailey and Sierra Guenther, illustrated by Anna Ha

It's fun waving your puppets around as the different characters are mentioned in the Mid Summer Night's Dream story. Shakespeare is a play that's meant to be acted our or spoken or watched, not just read silently to ourselves.

Puppets are a great way to introduce young children to theater without some of the anxiety that some people feel being the performer -- the puppets are the performers which takes some of the pressure off!

After watching the play, the kids can use their imaginations to make their own little tales about how the forest fairies' lives continue on.

I wonder what mischief Puck might get into next!? I wonder what feelings Titania might be having the day after Puck and Oberon tricked her? Puppet play encourages imagination, emotional development, motor skills and storytelling! Even simple, home made puppets like these can provide hours of enjoyment for children of all ages.

Materials:

printer
paper
something to colour with
scissors
popsicle sticks and/or wooden skewers
tape
Optional: thin cardboard and glue

Instructions:

Print out one or all of our puppet templates. You can print them out in colour, but I like to colour them in myself!
Colour in the puppets. Have fun and don't be shy to get creative with colours! You can use pencil crayons, markers or paint (I like pencil crayons, my nieces like markers and Kaitlyn likes water colour paints -- pick your favourite or try something you haven't tried before! I'm hoping Kaitlyn buys my watercolour pencil crayons for my birthday this year because they sound neat and seem to combine what I love with what she love)
Optional: glue the puppets to a piece of thin cardboard (like a cereal box) to make the piece sturdier. Let the glue dry
Cut out the puppet. This might require a bit of adult assistance for younger children... or they can just cut out a big oval around the character instead of cutting exactly around the lines.
Tape popsicle sticks or wooden skewers to the back of the puppets. Kailey and Sierra used both to help make the puppet sturdier
Watch the play and wave your puppets around whenever they are mentioned!

Templates:

Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).

Oberon puppet color or B&W

Titania puppet color or B&W

Puck puppet color or B&W

Puck (version 2) puppet color or B&W

Bottom puppet color or B&W

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Leanne Guenther

About the Artist/Author:

Hello! I'm Leanne, the creative mind behind coloring.ws. I love nothing more than enjoying a warm cup of tea and a quiet day with a good friend. Here’s a bit more about me:

Things I Love:

Drawing: My happy place is with a pencil in hand, bringing ideas to life on paper.
Creative Writing: I love using my imagination to create delightful stories and playful rhymes for kids.
Early Childhood Education: I absolutely adore those early, eager-to-learn years with kids. Their curiosity and enthusiasm are infectious!
History: Exploring the past helps me understand the present and dream about the future.

Things I Have a Love/Hate Relationship With:

Technology: I love how it connects us and makes things easier, but why does it have to change so quickly?
Trivia Nights: I'm your go-to person for fun facts, yet somehow, I always end up in second or third place. Frustrating!
Gardening: I like to think I have a green thumb, but it has a few brown speckles. My plants and I are working on it.
Animals: I adore my pets and they bring me so much joy, but oh, the chores! Why can’t they clean up after themselves?

I earned my degree back in the early '90s, and as a lifelong learner, I continue to delve into the things I love. This includes technology (though I struggle to keep up!), art, early childhood education, history, and mythology as it relates to sociology.

I know that while the coloring pages are largely for kids, many of you visiting the site are educators and caregivers. I’ve tried to share some interesting trivia tidbits and fun facts to make your visit enjoyable too.